Metadata
Title
`PURPLE' / `AMABIE'
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Description
Face mask with `Purple' pattern and featuring an embroidered image of `Amabie'.
Amabie is a half-human, half-fish `youkai' that appeared in Higo Province (Kumamoto Prefecture) during the Edo period. At night, it emerged from the sea glowing, prophesying about a bountiful harvest and plague. It resem...
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Location of creation
Kyoto (Japan)
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Material(s)
cotton
elastic
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Date made
Jan 1, 2020
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Type(s)
mouth masks
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Technique(s)
No Technique(s) available
Maker(s)
KYO-TO-TO
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Inscription(s)
No Inscription(s) available
